Neil Cross
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Neil Claude Cross (né Gadd; born 9 February 1969) is a British novelist and scriptwriter, best known as the creator of the drama series Luther and Hard Sun. He is also the showrunner for the TV adaptation of The Mosquito Coast, which began airing in 2021.
Life and career
Neil Claude Gadd was born in Bristol on 9 February 1969, to unhappily married parents, Alan and Edna (Template:Nee Noyes) Gadd. He was the youngest of their four children.[1] His mother ran away when he was five, returned two years later and took him to Edinburgh with Derek Cross, a White South African who was to become his stepfather and whose surname he would adopt.[2]
Neil Cross graduated from the University of Leeds in 1994 with a degree in English and Theology, and received his master's degree in English in the year following.[3] His initial career was solely as a novelist, beginning with Mr In-Between, which was published in 1998 (and adapted into a film in 2001).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
His novel, Always the Sun, which was long-listed for the Booker Prize,[4] Burial and Captured; and has written a memoir Heartland, which was short-listed for the PEN/Ackerley Prize for literary autobiography of excellence. His most recent novel, Luther: The Calling, was published in 2011. In 2019 it was announced he was adapting Burial into what became the ITV series The Sister.[5]
In 2011, Cross was included in Variety magazine's list of "10 Screenwriters to Watch".[6]
Filmography
Television
| Production | Episodes | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Spooks |
|
BBC One |
| The Fixer |
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ITV |
| Luther |
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BBC One |
| Whistle and I'll Come to You |
|
BBC Two |
| Doctor Who |
|
BBC One |
| Crossbones |
|
NBC |
| Hard Sun |
|
BBC One |
| The Sister |
|
ITV |
| The Mosquito Coast |
|
Apple TV+ |
| Iris |
|
Sky Max |
Film
| Production | Role | Distributor |
|---|---|---|
| Mr In-Between (2001) | Adapted by Peter Waddington, from Cross' novel | Verve Pictures |
| Mama.[7] (2013) | Co-written with Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti | Universal Pictures |
| Pacific Rim (2013) | (uncredited script doctor)[8][9] | Warner Bros. |
| Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023) | Written and producer (continuation of the series)[10] | Netflix |
Bibliography
- Mr In-Between (1998), initially to be entitled Adrenochrome
- Christendom (1999)
- Holloway Falls (2003)
- Always the Sun (2004)
- Heartland (a memoir) (2006)
- Natural History (2007)
- Burial (2009)
- Captured (2010)
- Luther: The Calling (2011)
Awards and nominations
Luther Series 1
- Winner, Luther, Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Teleplay in 2010 (Episode 1).
- Nominee, Luther, Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Teleplay in 2010 (Episode 4).
- Nominee, Luther, NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Luther Series 2
- Nominee, Neil Cross, Primetime Emmy Award 2012, Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- Nominee, Luther, Primetime Emmy Award 2012, Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
- Winner, Luther, Creative Diversity Network, Radio Times Drama award 2011
- Winner, Luther, Royal Television Society, Best Drama Series 2011
- Nominee, Luther, Broadcast Television Journalists Association Critics' Choice Television Awards 2012, Best Movie/Miniseries
Luther Series 3
- Nominee, Neil Cross, Primetime Emmy Award 2014, Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- Nominee, Luther, Primetime Emmy Award 2013, Outstanding Miniseries
Books
- Winner, Luther: The Calling, Ngaio Marsh Award, 2012[11]
- Longlisted, Luther: The Calling, Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2012[12]
- Finalist, Captured, Ngaio Marsh Award, New Zealand, 2011
- Finalist, Burial, Ngaio Marsh Award,(NZ) 2010
- Shortlisted, Heartland, PEN/Ackerley Prize for literary autobiography 2006[13]
- Long-listed, Always the Sun, Man Booker Prize 2004[14]
References
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External links
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- Neil Cross author page on the Simon & Schuster (UK publisher) website
- Neil Cross author page on the Open Road (US publisher) website
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